Telescope cover



p 1965 c. E. NELSON 3,208,146

TELES COPE COVER Filed March 6, 1963 INVENTOR. CARL E. NELSON United States Patent Office 3,208,146 Patented Sept. 28, 1965 3,208,146 TELESCOPE COVER Carl E. Nelson, 1906 German Drive, Erie, Pa. Filed Mar. 6, 1963, Ser. No. 263,289 4 Claims. (Cl. 33-50) This invention relates to sights and, more particularly, to telescoping sights for guns and the like.

Telescoping sights for guns have been provided with caps to cover the lenses to protect them from rain and snow. These caps or covers have been generally unsatisfactory because they are not readily removable from the sight for use.

It is, accordingly, an object of the present invention to provide an improved protector for a telescoping sight.

Another object of the invention is to provide a telescoping sight in combination with a cover or protector therefor.

A further object of the invention is to provide a telescoping sight which is simple in construction, economical to manufacture, and simple and efficient to use.

With the above and other objects in view, the present invention consists of the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes may be made in the form, size, proportions, and minor details of construction Without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawing:

FIG. 1 is a view of a gun having a telescoping sight with a cover or protector thereon according to the invention;

FIG. 2 is a view of the sight with the cover lifted to position to expose the telescope for use; and

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the mechanism making up the support for the cover.

Now with more particular reference to the drawing, a cover 11 is shown for a telescope 15 which is supported on a gun 12. The telescope 15 is supported by means of scope mounts 13 and 14. The cover 11 has arms 16 and 17 attached thereto by means of screws 20 and 21 which are fixed to the cover and are slidably received in slots 18 and 19 in the arms 16 and 17.

The lower ends of the arms 16 and 17 are curved and have holes 28 and 29 therein. These holes loosely receive screws 22 and 23 which extend through holes 26 and 27 in a bracket 24 and through the holes 28 and 29 in the arms 16 and 17.

A locking member 40 in the form of a screw is threadably received in a block 33 of the telescope 15 and slidably received in a slot in the bracket 24. It extends through slots 34 and 35 in the arms 16 and 17. The bracket 24 is fixed in spaced relation to bracket 50 to the block 33 by means of a screw 37 in a hole and threadably received in hole 37. A web 52 is disposed behind the ends having slots 34 and 35. A journal 51 extends through the slots 34 and and the locking member 40 threadably engages the journal 51. Thus, journal 51 slides in slots 25, 34, and 35.

The locking lug 41 has a flange 31 thereon which underlies the lower edge of the support bracket 24 when the cover 11 is in the raised position shown in FIG. 2 and the lug is consequently slid down. Then the cover is moved down to receive the telescope as shown in FIG. 1, the lug 41 moves up to the top of the slot 25.

It will be seen that the cover can be locked in either the elevated position shown in FIG. 2 or in the lower position shown in FIG. 1 by loosening the locking member 40, swinging the bottom edge of lug 41 out and lifting the telescope so that the flange 31 slips under the bottom of the bracket 24. With the scope in the lower position, it can be locked by tightening the locking member 40.

When a hunter carries the gun, the locking member 40 can be allowed to be loose so that it can be pulled up quickly to bring the sight of the telescope 15 into position for use. The cover will lock in this position when the flange 31 snaps under the bracket 24.

The foregoing specification sets forth the invention in its preferred practical forms but it is understood that the structure shown is capable of modification within a range of equivalents without departing from the invention which is to be understood is broadly novel as is commensurate with the appended claims.

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:

I. In combination, a cover for a telescope and means to support said cover on a gun comprising a bracket, means to fix said bracket to a telescope, a cover having a hollow therein adapted to receive said telescope, arms, one end of each of said arms being swingably attached to said bracket, the other end of each of said arms being attached to said cover, and means to hold said arms in fixed position with said cover having telescope therein and to hold said arms in fixed position with said cover spaced from said telescope.

2. The combination recited in claim 1 wherein said means to hold said arms in fixed position comprises extensions on said arms extending beyond the swingable attachment thereof to said bracket, slots in said extensions, and a locking member slidably received in said slots and adapted to control the relative movement of said arms, said locking member having means thereon to support it on said bracket with said cover spaced from said telescope whereby said cover is held in fixed position position.

3. In combination, a cover for a telescopic sight and means to support said cover relative to said sight comprising a cover having a channel therein adapted to receive a telescope having lenses, a bracket, arms, an intermediate part of each said arm being pivotally attached to said bracket, a slot in one end of each arm spaced from said bracket, a member slidably received in each said slot and fixed to said cover, a slot in each said arm on the end thereof opposite said cover, said slots overlying each other, locking member in said bracket extending through said second mentioned slots for holding said arms together when said cover is in position receiving said telescope, and a locking lug having a flange thereon adapted to underlie said bracket when said cover is moved to position with said telescope outside said cover.

4. The combination recited in claim 3 wherein two spaced members are fixed to said sights, said ends of said arms remote from said cover are received between said spaced members, a slot is provided in said cover perpendicular to longitudinal axis of said cover, and said locking member extends through said second mentioned slots.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 937,351 10/09 Widm ar 88- 32 2,481,409 9/49 Glallser 88-32 2,599,689 6/52 Bulsford 33-50 X 2,632,252 3/53 Blais 33-50 ISAAC LISANN, Primary Examiner. 

1. IN COMBINATION, A COVER FOR A TELESCOPE AND MEANS TO SUPPORT SAID COVER ON A GUN COMPRISING A BRACKET, MEANS TO FIX SAID BRACKET TO A TELESCOPE, A COVER HAVING A HOLLOW THEREIN ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SAID TELESCOPE, ARMS, ONE END OF EACH OF SAID ARMS BEING SWINGABLY ATTACHED TO SAID BRACKET, THE OTHER END OF SAID ARMS BEING ATTACHED TO SAID COVER, AND MEANS TO HOLD SAID ARMS IN FIXED POSITION WITH SAID COVER, HAVING TELESCOPE THEREIN AND TO HOLD SAID ARMS IN FIXED POSITION WITH SAID COVER SPACED FROM SAID TELESCOPE. 